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Unlearn is an English word with synonyms like forget or dispose. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Unlearn | Unlearned | Unlearning

Unlearn meaning

  1. To discard the knowledge of.
  2. To break a habit.

Synonyms of Unlearn

forget cast away throw away cast out throw out dispose cast aside chuck out toss away toss out toss fling discard bury put away

Related words

Other words often associated with Unlearn or its synonyms:

remove expel pass throw move lay swallow banish abandonment spree agitate convulse

Using Unlearn

  • The main meaning on this page is: To discard the knowledge of. | To break a habit.
  • Useful related words include: forget, cast away, throw away, cast out.
  • In the example corpus, unlearn often appears in combinations such as: to unlearn, and unlearn, unlearn what.

Context around Unlearn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 12 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

people 1×

Often after:

certain 1× specific 1× learn 1×

Sentence patterns with Unlearn

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

acting and unlearn certain things 1× can t unlearn it 1× conference is unlearn learn and 1× could never unlearn we as 1× difficult to unlearn 1× forced to unlearn all their 1× had to unlearn what it 1× have to unlearn the academic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all the toxic 1× and like eve 1× fifth and perhaps 1× he assured that 1× hence yoda asks 1× kajol said in 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a performer 1× be a leader 1× caste and sexuality 1× difficult to unlearn 1× from his classroom 1× has learned already 1×

Words around Unlearn

Just before it in the word index:

unleaded 42 unlawfulness 5 unlawfully 258 unlawful 1.026 unlatching 2 unlatched 5

Just after it in the word index:

unlearned 19 unlearning 11 unleased 3 unleash 344 unleashed 502 unleashes 85

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Unlearn

  • In this selection, "unlearn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, people, certain, specific and learn stand out and add context to how "unlearn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include acting and unlearn certain things and can t unlearn it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unlearn" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unlearn

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There’s a lot to unlearn as well. (8 words)

Once you see it, you can’t unlearn it. (9 words)

Hence, Yoda asks him to unlearn what he has learned already. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Ms. Wilkin, the first publisher to sign him to a songwriting deal, he had a few things to learn — and unlearn — before he arrived at the distinctive mix of vernacular and sophisticated idioms that became his stock in trade. (41 words)

Some began to cry as Mr. Patterson talked about the sin of racism, passed down almost like an heirloom, and all the years it had taken him to unlearn his own prejudices. (32 words)

All the toxic and erroneous constructs, structures, concepts, and systems we are taught, we have to unlearn them – even if we are not necessarily aware of the incorrectness of these teachings. (31 words)

Example sentences (18)

Kajol said in order to stay relevant she had to change her approach towards acting and unlearn certain things.

That’s great news, because if we can learn what to fear, we can unlearn it to.

According to Ms. Wilkin, the first publisher to sign him to a songwriting deal, he had a few things to learn — and unlearn — before he arrived at the distinctive mix of vernacular and sophisticated idioms that became his stock in trade.

He assured that efforts were on to train judges to “unlearn their subconscious attitudes inculcated by social conditioning on gender, disability, race, caste and sexuality”.

Hence, Yoda asks him to unlearn what he has learned already.

It’s also been a chance to learn and unlearn a few things as a performer.

Some began to cry as Mr. Patterson talked about the sin of racism, passed down almost like an heirloom, and all the years it had taken him to unlearn his own prejudices.

There’s a lot to unlearn as well.

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But in a world where Instagram and Facebook can act as the first impression, making such judgments may be difficult to unlearn.

Fifth and perhaps the most difficult, McChrystal himself had to unlearn what it means to be a leader.

Once you step outside the bounds of the college community, you will have to unlearn the academic habits you created to survive and get to graduation day.

So a lot of it is fear of helping people unlearn what pastors is problematic.

The parallel Biden narratives that Flores and Carter have presented—same actions, different effects—suggest that men like Biden don’t necessarily need to unlearn specific behaviors.

The Theme of this year’s conference is: ”Unlearn, Learn and Relearn: 21st Century Women’s T.H.E.M.E.S Perspectives/Approach”.

All the toxic and erroneous constructs, structures, concepts, and systems we are taught, we have to unlearn them – even if we are not necessarily aware of the incorrectness of these teachings.

And like Eve eating the forbidden fruit, I became privy to knowledge I could never unlearn: we, as a society, have failed.

Once you see it, you can’t unlearn it.

There, according to Wallach, actors were forced to "unlearn" all their physical and vocal mannerisms, while traditional stage etiquette and "singsong" deliveries were "utterly excised" from his classroom.

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Common combinations with unlearn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unlearn" in a sentence?
An example: "Kajol said in order to stay relevant she had to change her approach towards acting and unlearn certain things." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "unlearn" from authentic English texts.
What does "unlearn" mean?
Unlearn means: To discard the knowledge of.
What are synonyms of "unlearn"?
Common synonyms of "unlearn" include: forget, cast away, throw away, cast out, throw out, dispose, cast aside, chuck out. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "unlearn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "unlearn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.